DORAL, Fla. ?Phil Mickelson arrived at Doral Wednesday fresh off a two-week hiatus on the PGA Tour and two days at Augusta National with Keegan Bradley and Dustin Johnson.
Here뭩 a rundown of Mickelson뭩 best comments from a Wednesday sitdown with the press:
On Augusta National: 밒t뭩 in great shape as it always is. Every year, two greens are redone with subtle changes and this year those holes were 8 and 16.?/p>
밒 just love playing there and there뭩 a few courses in the world that I get excited to go play.?/p>
Did he keep score playing Augusta National with Bradley and Johnson: 밓ust 1 up, 2 up, 3 up??/p>
Asked thoughts about Ernie Els declaring Tiger Woods is back after his final-round 62 at the Honda Classic: 밳eah, obviously (Tiger) was paying attention a couple of weeks ago which is nice to see.?/p>
On recent form: 밒뭢 glad to be back playing well again, and to be not just executing in practice. That just feels really good, to be making putts again. This is a different year for me for one simple reason: my putter is back. I hit the ball great the last couple of years, and this year, I can roll it again and it feels terrific.?/p>
The announcement that Gil Hanse will design the 2016 Olympic golf course in Rio: 밒t would have been easier to go with a big name. And instead, they went with the best. I thought that was pretty cool